This team has lost the plot. They Got excellent goal tending and a very strong performance by their best player (Yes Henrik Sedin is quite clearly our best player) but the rest of our line up was totally out played by the Kings.

The team is stale and needs a big face lift to get back to an elite level.

A new Coach, at least one major roster move, and several changes to the middle part of the roster will be needed.

This team has lost the plot. They Got excellent goal tending and a very strong performance by their best player (Yes Henrik Sedin is quite clearly our best player) but the rest of our line up was totally out played by the Kings.

The team is stale and needs a big face lift to get back to an elite level.

A new Coach, at least one major roster move, and several changes to the middle part of the roster will be needed.

I think if the Canucks had won game one they would have evened-up the confidence/energy balance. It would have put LA back on their heels a bit and given Vancouver a jump start to get going. As it was, they gave LA exactly the opposite, a giant shot in arm- the proverbial pumping-of-the-tires - and off they went. If they had battled to 2-2 in whatever order, I think their playoff spark would have been re-kindled, but as it was they were essentially defeated before they even got going. And to that, I think you can quite likely lay *some* blame on the short off-season and yet another very long regular season that was meaningless to them for the last 5 weeks. Sometimes knowing what you are getting into is worse than ignorance.

One thing I certainly agree with is if they didn't play that well and made it to say the conference final, then there would be this sense of "the team's good enough, they just need a tweak or two". The way it has unfolded, they can honestly evaluate everything without the danger of false confidence in the current group. So, go for it MG. Take a long honest look at this group and retool as needed.

Exactly. Raymond does not have the finish and vision like a true top-six forward. He does not have the size and grit to be a effective bottom-six forward. For $2.8m (assuming that the Canucks qualify him), I would rather have someone that has a bit less speed but more size instead. Someone like Torres (minus all the suspension history) would be ideal for the 3rd line.

This team has lost the plot. They Got excellent goal tending and a very strong performance by their best player (Yes Henrik Sedin is quite clearly our best player) but the rest of our line up was totally out played by the Kings.

The team is stale and needs a big face lift to get back to an elite level.

A new Coach, at least one major roster move, and several changes to the middle part of the roster will be needed.

This team has lost the plot. They Got excellent goal tending and a very strong performance by their best player (Yes Henrik Sedin is quite clearly our best player) but the rest of our line up was totally out played by the Kings.

The team is stale and needs a big face lift to get back to an elite level.

A new Coach, at least one major roster move, and several changes to the middle part of the roster will be needed.

-Don Hay-Schneider, Edler, and a pick for Rick Nash-Trade one of Hansen, Booth, Higgins, or Burrows for a #3 or #4 calibre defenseman.

So you're trading Edler, a DEFENSE who is 2 years younger and had 49 points last year in 82 to gamesfor Rick Nash, a forward who had 59 points in 82 games.

Then I guess as a salary dump to make up the $4.55million in extra salary you just took on for those 10 extra points (giving up Edler's 3.25mill for Nash's 7.8mill).... you will throw in a 26 year old goalie who had the best save % and GAA in the playoffs this year, and the 2nd best save % and 3rd best GAA in the regular season.

Hmm... instead of doing this deal, you could dump a league minimum contract instead and fit luongo's contract in as a backup AND keep Edler.